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noun | verb telegraphtelegraph1 /ˈtɛləˌgræf/ noun ETYMOLOGYtelegraph1Origin: 1700-1800 French télégraphe, from télé- tele- + -graphe (from Late Latin -graphus written) 1[uncountable] an old-fashioned method of sending messages using radio or electrical signals, in which short and long signals are used to represent letters of the alphabet2[countable] a piece of equipment that receives or sends messages in this way—telegraphic /ˌtɛləˈgræfɪk◂/ adjective—telegraphically /-kli/ adverb noun | verb telegraphtelegraph2 verb VERB TABLEtelegraph |
Present | I, you, we, they | telegraph | | he, she, it | telegraphs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | telegraphed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have telegraphed | | he, she, it | has telegraphed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had telegraphed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will telegraph | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have telegraphed |
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Present | I | am telegraphing | | he, she, it | is telegraphing | | you, we, they | are telegraphing | Past | I, he, she, it | was telegraphing | | you, we, they | were telegraphing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been telegraphing | | he, she, it | has been telegraphing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been telegraphing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be telegraphing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been telegraphing |
1[intransitive, transitive] to send a message by telegraph2[transitive] to let people clearly see what you intend to do, without saying anything: A boxer shouldn’t telegraph his punches. |